1996 – Page 120 – Lollipop Magazine

Sublime – Robbin’ The Hood – Review

March 1, 1996

Sublime are upfront about the second-hand nature of their sound. Secondly, they know the one trick that Whitey can pull off properly: Hybridization.

Cadillac Tramps – Review

March 1, 1996

Combining unreleased material, live in-studio recordings, and remixes of singles from previous albums, this is a perfect wrap-up album.

Butterflies – Bored Room – Review

March 1, 1996

Tight, crunchy and to the point, the ‘flies manage to find the perfect balance between dissonance and melody.

Stranglehold – Crash & Burn – Review

March 1, 1996

Stranglehold were an important band with a place in early Boston hardcore history alongside Gang Green and the F.U.’s, who somehow got lost in the shuffle.

Bruce Dickinson – Alive From Studio C – Review

March 1, 1996

Taking material from Tattooed Millionaire (when he was still in Iron Maiden) and Balls To Picasso, Dickinson puts out a double album of live performances.

Stevie Salas – Back From The Living – Review

March 1, 1996

Some dippy ballads mixed amid guitar hero acrobatics and wild production tricks (think toned-down Gibby Haynes). Hyped as Lenny Kravitz meets Matthew Sweet.

Bratface – “Hate is You” – Review

March 1, 1996

Ah, the glorious adventures of snarling youth. Bratface is your obnoxious little brother screaming “I know what I hate/Hate is YOU!!!”

Boris The Sprinkler – Saucer To Saturn – Review

March 1, 1996

The rhyme schemes and chord progressions are insultingly simplistic in the same fashion that makes Bazooka Joe comics such compelling reading.

Snuka – Review

March 1, 1996

Vocalist Chloe screeches like your little teenage sister with PMS on a bad hair day who’s out to get revenge on the boyfriend who just dumped her.

Blanks 77 – Speed 5″ – Review

March 1, 1996

Blanks 77 play in a style similar to older Peter and the Test Tube Babies, and add to the pogo-ability of the traditional form. Another worthy, overlooked band.